Klarinet Archive - Posting 000277.txt from 2007/09

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Military Bands
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 14:36:56 -0400

Vincent,

I'm sure you're right insofar as assignments match actual playing
skills and musicianship. My student was a great kid, but not close to
being in the same league as my best students. Musically, he really
wasn't in the competition.

Richard Bush

On Sep 29, 2007, at 8:59 AM, Vincent Horrillo wrote:

> All of you that say you have heard of people being transfered out of
> the Marine Bands to go to Iraq, can you give me a bit more details.
> Like what they got on their audition, where they were stationed, how
> well they got along with their superiors, and possibly their ASVAB
> score. For what I am aware of, those are the most common factors that
> decide whether you stay or go.
>
> On 9/29/07, Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.net> wrote:
>> Bill,
>>
>> I second that and offer another story. I just had a former clarinet
>> and bassoon student knock on my door about a week ago. He too had
>> joined the Marines with the intension that he was going to be a
>> musician somewhere, happily playing his clarinet. He informed me that
>> he had just gotten back from guard duty in Iraq. He has about a year
>> left, but it will probably be spent stateside. He has no intentions
>> of staying with the Marines once his hitch is up. So much for tooting
>> a happy tune on your horn.
>>
>> Richard Bush

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